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Global Tobacco Control Efforts Protect up to 6.1 Billion People
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (IPS) - Tobacco kills up to half its users who don’t quit, a grim reality that highlights the urgent mission of global tobacco control. A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that while many countries have followed the organization’s protocols to reduce tobacco use, major gaps still remain in broader implementation.
Mexico’s Judicial Elections: A Democratic Mirage
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 30 (IPS) - On 1 June, Mexico made history by becoming the only country in the world to elect all its judges by popular vote, from local magistrates to Supreme Court justices. This unprecedented process saw Mexican voters choose candidates for 881 federal judicial positions, including all nine Supreme Court justices, plus thousands at local levels across 19 states. Yet what the government heralded as a transformation that made Mexico the ‘the most democratic country in the world’ may turn out to be a dangerous deception.
The Young Nigerian Innovator Lighting Up Communities With Recycled Solar Innovation
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, June 30 (IPS) - When Stanley Anigbogu heard his name announced as the 2025 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year in London earlier in March, he could hardly believe it. He had not expected to win, especially among a pool of brilliant nominees from across the globe.
After the big development pledges in Seville, UN says action starts now
- UN News
Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Seville to turbocharge financing for sustainable development, how are the ambitious goals going to be met – and how quickly?
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla
- UN News
“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better world for all.
LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future
- UN News
From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it's supposed to serve: fixing that is the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain's sweltering southern jewel of Sevilla this week, as the UN's 4th International Conference on Financing for Development gets underway. Follow our live Meetings Coverage below; app users can catch all the action from the opening session here and you'll find all related stories on our special dedicated page right here.
Faith in finance: Indonesia's innovative path to sustainable development
- UN News
Indonesia has been putting its faith in innovative approaches to financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the internationally agreed targets to end poverty, hunger and inequality, fight climate change and preserve the planet.
‘Global solidarity benefits us all’: Spain makes the case for development funding
- UN News
Funding cuts to international development have cast a pall over a major UN-led international conference set to address the huge challenges faced by countries in the Global South. Despite this sobering backdrop, Eva Granados, Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation, insists that global solidarity is still alive, despite indications to the contrary.
UN Drug Office Warns that Global Drug Crisis Will Intensify
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 (IPS) - Since 1989, the United Nations (UN) has recognized June 26 as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in an effort to raise awareness around the global drug problem and foster a more compassionate world, free of drug abuse. Through this year’s campaign, “Break the Cycle. #StopOrganizedCrime”, the UN underscores the importance of addressing the root causes of global drug abuse and illegal drug trading, and investing in reliable systems that prioritize prevention, education, and health.
New UN report charts path out of debt crisis threatening global development
- UN News
A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – including what UN officials describe as a “silent crisis” of surging debt service payments in low-income countries.
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